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From: lharris@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Leonard Harris)
Date: Fri, 1-Apr-88 12:59:22 EST
Message-ID: <1988Apr1.125922.16690@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac,sci.electronics,comp.arch
Subject: Re: GATT declares U.S. - Japan chip pact illegal
References: <2441@unicus.UUCP> <1259@hubcap.UUCP>
Reply-To: lharris@gpu.utcs.UUCP (Leonard Harris)

This is exactly what the US chip manufacturers want you to think!  There are
only 2 major ram manufacturers in the states, neither can keep up with demand
and they are definately NOT losing money on rams.  Instead, they have created
a spot market because they can't supply the demand for ram, and would rather
make less and charge what the market will bear - rather than make lots with
a small profit/chip.
This is NOT protecting US industry - it is destroying the much larger number
of electronics firms that must buy chips from a couple of companies.  (Do I
hear price fixing?, antitrust? ....)
/leonard